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John Henry Newman, compiled by Ryan J. Marr. Pauline Books & Media (Boston, 2019). 160 pp., $12.95.

The Reading Life: Josh Rothman

Published May 14, 2021 at 12:56 PM CDT Listen • 27:00 On this week s Reading Life, Susan Larson talks with Josh Rothman, about his new book, “The Ledger and the Chain: How Domestic Slave Traders Shaped America.” Here’s what’s on tap in the literary life this week: Here in New Orleans Blue Cypress presents a socially distant sidewalk signing with comedy writer Jen Spyra, author of “Big Time: Stories,” Friday, May 14, from 2:00 – 3:30 p.m. Eddie Tebbe signs “Sir Bone Funk: Living Life in the Key of Triumph,” at a socially distant book signing Saturday, May 15 , from 2-3:30 at Katy Simpson Smith will be the guest for virtual happy hour, Monday, May 17, at 5 p.m., sponsored by Garden District Book Shop.